Armed Forces

View article Gold Award recognises council’s commitment to armed forces

Gold Award recognises council’s commitment to armed forces

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has named Hull City Council as a Gold Award winner in its Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS). The ERS recognises UK employers which demonstrate and advocate support for the armed forces community, and have values aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant. The covenant itself is a pledge to ensure fair […]

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View article New Campaign to Support Mental Health for the Armed Forces Community

New Campaign to Support Mental Health for the Armed Forces Community

A new regional campaign to support the mental health of Armed Forces personnel and their families in Hull and East Yorkshire begins today (Monday, 20 September). The campaign highlights the range of mental health services that are available across the region for any person who serves or has served in the Armed Forces, and their […]

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View article Veterans’ Village project in Hull granted conditional approval

Veterans’ Village project in Hull granted conditional approval

Hull City Council has granted conditional approval for a new 48-dwelling Veterans’ Village for ex-servicemen and women in Hull and the East Riding. The innovative project, led by the Hull 4 Heroes charity, is to be built on a 22-acre site next to Priory Road in Hull, extending into the boundaries of Hull City Council […]

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View article Budget 2020/21: 10 things you need to know

Budget 2020/21: 10 things you need to know

The budget statement from Councillor Stephen Brady, Leader of Hull City Council, has been approved for 2020/21. The budget, approved at a meeting of Full Council today, includes changes in Council Tax and children’s services, and the city’s carbon neutral commitment for 2030. Here are 10 things you need to know about the 2020/21 budget: […]

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View article Dutch Cadets to visit Hull to trace steps of Second World War soldier

Dutch Cadets to visit Hull to trace steps of Second World War soldier

Twenty-five Cadets and two teachers from the Netherlands will visit Hull as part of a project to trace the steps of a Second World War soldier. Corporal Richard Sydney Huitt, who began his military journey in Hull, was killed in action and buried in the grounds of the Cadets’ school in the Netherlands. The Cadets […]

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View article 101-year-old Hull veteran in medal appeal for British Expeditionary Force

101-year-old Hull veteran in medal appeal for British Expeditionary Force

A 101-year-old veteran is calling for the few remaining members of a British Army force who served in France in 1939-40 to be formally honoured. Hull City Council is supporting the petition to honour the British Expeditionary Force’s role in France in 1939-40 with a clasp to the 1939-45 War Star. Service personnel who went […]

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